The fault that produced the earthquake lies between two pieces of hard rock sandwiching a slippery clay layer, allowing for ...

Video of the natural disaster that left nearly 20,000m people dead. March 9, 2012— -- intro: It was Friday, March 11, 2011 when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rattled off the coast of Japan. The most ...

A house lies in the sea off a village near the Onagawa nuclear power plant on March 20, 2011, nine days after the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan's main island ...

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's northern coast, resulting in at least 30 injuries and widespread damage. Initially ...

Human remains found in Japan have been identified as those of a 6-year-old girl missing since the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011, police said Friday. The disaster killed 15,900 people, with ...

Japanese authorities have cautioned the public over potential aftershocks after the initial earthquake struck around 11:15 ...

A powerful magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a ...

An earthquake has struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, east of Japan, where one person reported their 'whole house ...

The epicentre of the quake was 80km off the coast of Aomori prefecture, at a depth of 50 km, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency says 20-70cm (8- to 27-inch) tsunamis observed at several ports. A powerful 7.5-magnitude ...